Trade Deal Is ‘Effectively a Hard Brexit’ For Lawyers, UK Partners Say

The U.K.’s Boris Johnson and the EU’s Ursula von der Leyen. Credit: Alex Gakos/Shutterstock

While the U.K. government’s announcement on Christmas Eve that it had finally reached an agreement with the EU on post-Brexit trade was a relief to many, several U.K. law firm partners have pointed to the deal’s limitations, and have grave doubts over whether it provides enough certainty to the U.K. legal industry.